What do we learn from identification of individuals and populations?

HARITHA,Subject Matter Expert at Edumarz

Solution:Identification of individuals and populations helps to learn more about the unique features, similarities, and dissimilarities present in individuals belonging to the same or different populations.Identification of all these characters is very useful for the classification of organisms by experts very easily.

Identification of organisms in biology

Identification by physical features
Using dichotomous key
By studying molecular structures such as DNA
Identification of microorganisms by culturing technique
Microscopy

Importance of identification

Identification is the process of identifying and analysing different characteristics of organisms. Identification is a very important step in classification.It helps to identify the biodiversity of the area and also learn more about its ecology. At present, different types of identification guides are available for easy identification of species like insects.